This is the recipe from our family archives. It was made every Christmas and we made double the quantity.
As it's such an old recipe it's in ounces but I've put an equivalent in grams beside it.
5oz (150g) plain flour, sifted
3oz (90g) cornflour, sifted
5oz (150g) butter
3oz (90g)caster sugar
Heat the oven to 350ºF/180ºC/Gas 4
Cream the butter and caster sugar until light and fluffy. Stir in the flour and cornflour and bring together into one lump.
Roll out on a floured surface to about 0.5cm thick and cut into shapes using whatever cutters you have, or into fingers. Place on baking sheets lined with parchment paper.
Bake for 20-25 minutes until pale golden.
Cool on a wire rack and sprinkle with more caster sugar if you like.
This year I made stained glass window cookies from some of this mixture. Cut a shape from the middle of the cookies and fill with crushed boiled sweets. Cook as above. (It's important to have them on baking paper if you are doing this or they stick to the trays)
You can also ice the biscuits in whatever way you like.
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